Ambala: Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja yesterday said the government had sanctioned Rs 100 crore for the Ambala parliamentary constituency under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Modernisation Mission.

Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi February 12, 2010, 0:38 IST

No reform, no money: Govt tells states seeking funds.

It was the showcase scheme of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) that was introduced in 2005 to modernise the cities, provided they changed some archaic rules governing the Indian urban landscape.

LUCKNOW: Throwing garbage in public places may land you in trouble, if the department of urban development has its way. The department is mulling the proposal to put in place a provision in the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Act, 1959, whereby littering in public places would be deemed to be a penal offence inviting fine.

The Urban development ministry will look into the alleged irregularities in executing work under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).

LUCKNOW: There are broad hints of a change in original draft to set up a metro rail in the state capital. LDA sources said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) reviewing the status of the project has indicated an increase in the coverage area.

Nagesh Prabhu

The Central Government is yet to clear 18 projects formulated for Bangalore and Mysore (nine each) estimated to cost Rs 1921.53 crore under its ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the tender procedures of various packages under the JNNURM project meeting with no response, the Centre-sponsored scheme is moving at a snail

Kakoly Chatterjee, Yogima Seth

New Delhi: As part of its wishlist for the Budget, the urban development ministry has sought excise duty waiver for buses purchased by the state governments under the stimulus package. On-road prices of these buses range from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 70 lakh. The excise duty on buses is 8% now.

After more than a month, five out of 14 low-floor buses were handed over to the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) today. These 14 buses arrived at Chandigarh on December 28 last year.

According to officials, these buses are expected to start operations within a week. Meanwhile, all the 60 low-floor non-AC Tata buses have arrived at the company